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Ashley Elizabeth Knowlton ([info]her_ivory_tower) wrote in [info]ipswich_rpg,
@ 2010-01-17 16:33:00

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Entry tags:!complete, 2010 01, ashley knowlton, lily evans, scar riley

RP: Patrolling
Who: Ashley, Lily E, Scar
Where: the streets of Ipswich
When: Just before midnight, January 17, 2010
Rating/Warning: Low
Summary: Ash and Lily patrol
Status: Closed, completed



"But he's old," Ashley protested with a quiet laugh. "Isn't he like, twice your age or something?" She, personally, didn't get it.

"Well, yes, now," Lily agreed, shoving her gloved hands deeper into her pockets. Her right was closed around her wand - just in case. "But we were friends at school. Really close friends, and I ... was starting to fall in love with him before ..." She hesitated. "Well, there was this incident, at the end of our fifth year, and things ... really fell apart. He was running with a bad crowd, and I ... moved on. I never forgot about him though. Never really gave up on him. Even after I started dating James ..."

She did feel a vague roll of guilt at the thought of James. But he'd been quite clear when he'd ... well, broken things off after he arrived. "And apparently ... according to James ... I never gave up on him after he and I were married. We ... apparently ... fought over my still defending him."

Shaking her head slightly, Lily shrugged as she looked around. "Besides, I'm not so shallow as to worry about what he looks like," she teased Ashley. "I love him. Plain and simple. He should simply accept that and get over his hangups."

The ice guardian smirked slightly, bumping gently against Lily's side. "Well, he's had a long time to grow those hangups," she pointed out softly as greyblue eyes scanned the darkness. "No man that age really thinks a barely legal's actually interested in him. There's always a catch."

"A barely legal," Lily echoed as she laughed and shook her head. "I'll have to keep that in mind."

She rolled her shoulders and slipped her wand out of her pocket. Lighting the tip of it, she lifted it to illuminate the more shadowy spots. The things were getting good at hiding ... and she didn't want to be taken by surprise.


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[info]everburn
2010-01-19 08:39 am UTC (link)
She'd killed something. Scarlett wasn't sure what it had been, but she was now covered in its blood, walking out of the wooded area onto the nearest street. The darkness and the cold just reminded her of home, and now that she'd found a nice hatchet at one of the department stores that she could work with, the killing made her feel at home too. It was comforting in a psychotic kind of way.

Stepping out in front of them, the shock on the redhead's face was obvious when she recognized the girls. Glancing down at the bloody hatchet in her hand, then back up at them, she promised, "This is not what it looks like."

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[info]her_ivory_tower
2010-01-19 03:10 pm UTC (link)
"I bet it is what it looks like," Ashley said, brows arching though her lips curled a little in distaste. Messy. "You've been killing pigs, haven't you?" she teased before she glanced over to Lily.

Lily shook her head before she flicked her wand a few times at Scar, siphoning off the worst of the blood. It wasn't going to be a perfect job - not out in the cold and the dark - but it would at least get the worst of it off of her.

"Hopefully doing what the rest of us are doing," Lily offered as she relit her wand to sweep the lighted tip over Scar, scanning for any further obvious messes. "What ... what did you get? Or what did it look like?"

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[info]everburn
2010-01-19 08:41 pm UTC (link)
She relaxed a little bit when she realized they didn't think she was a serial killer or anything. It was kind of nice to have monsters running around that she could kill.

"Not sure," she confessed, shrugging. "It had like a bazillion eyes though. These things aren't usually around here--they're all from that crack in reality or whatever?" she asked. Scar was starting to wonder what kind of a hell Ipswich might really be. Even if it wasn't Hell itself, the place sure attracted trouble.

Especially when they messed with magic and invited it. But again, she was glad to have an excuse to be out killing things.

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[info]her_ivory_tower
2010-01-19 08:47 pm UTC (link)
"If they're native to here, I've never seen them before," Ashley admitted. "I mean, I could ask the boys, but I'm pretty sure Tyler would have mentioned giant, vicious, multi-eyed monsters when he was confessing things to me."

But, maybe not. They had cut the conversation fairly short in favor of fooling around.

"But, no ... pretty sure they're all escaping up from under the field."

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[info]everburn
2010-01-21 04:29 am UTC (link)
"And by 'under the field' we do mean Hell, right?" Scar asked, not exactly one to beat around the bush--especially since the boys weren't here. She felt more comfortable talking with the other Guardians than the witches themselves, no matter how nice they seemed.

"So how are we goin' to know we got all these things?" she added. "I mean, the plan is to kill them all until the monsters stops showing up, right? But is there like an open door or was it just opened for a short while to let a few out?"

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[info]her_ivory_tower
2010-01-21 04:42 am UTC (link)
Ashley shrugged and looked away. "Yes. I suppose. We don't know for sure, but ... you know. All signs point toward yes." She really didn't know what else could be producing the sorts of things they were killing. "Or if not hell, some sort of ... underworld dimension," she managed.

"I can't imagine there is a way to know we've got them all," Lily said. "We can follow the trails of the killers, the imps, the ones wreaking all the havoc, but ... there are likely others. That hide. Maybe some have moved on beyond town, or some are waiting. Gathering followers or what have you," she murmured.

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[info]everburn
2010-01-21 04:49 am UTC (link)
"Well that's comforting," Scarlett commented, making a slight face at the idea of that. These things could be like the vampires that were around town supposedly though, acting and looking--for the most part--human, but tearing people apart otherwise. It was a scary thought.

At least on Mars she'd known who the enemy was.

"Is there a way to use magic to see how many there are, or would that make it worse?" she asked. While Scarlett wasn't a fan of magic so far, these monsters were quite dangerous and if it would help, why not try it?

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[info]her_ivory_tower
2010-01-21 05:03 am UTC (link)
"I don't ... really think magic can do anything about this. Maybe some sort of location spell, but I don't know if they ... can do things that specific." Maybe she'd ask Tyler about it. "Maybe some of the other ..." she glanced over to Lily. "I mean, can you guys do anything like that?"

Lily shook her head slightly. "We could ... I'm sure we could devise some sort of charm. James and Sirius could probably work on that," she offered. "They ... like to invent spells," she offered to Scar, who likely didn't know a thing about James and Sirius.

"But if it's a ... if it's still open and things are still creeping out, it might not do any good. We could always try patrolling closer to the field and see if that helps."

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[info]everburn
2010-01-21 05:09 pm UTC (link)
"At least we'd know it's still open," the redhead pointed out, shrugging. "At this point I'm not seeing that we have very many other options." Which was the only reason she'd suggested it.

"Jesus, things were so much easier back at home," Scar commented. "No offense or anything," she added, looking at Ashley. "I just...miss it."

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[info]her_ivory_tower
2010-01-21 06:36 pm UTC (link)
Ashley wasn't sure what difference it would make to know it was open, but this was a first for her. "I don't know. I mean, the patrols seem to be working all right. For now, anyway."

She wasn't sure what they'd do when they stopped being effective, but they could cross that bridge when they came to it. "And I'm sure you're not the only one that misses home," she continued, glancing over as Lily made a sound of agreement.

"If there's a way to be found, they'll find it," she promised.

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[info]everburn
2010-01-22 06:04 am UTC (link)
Scarlett nodded and tried not to think too much on it. The more she thought of home, the more she hated this godforsaken snowed-in little town. The last thing she needed was to completely hate where she was forced to live. Better make the best of it and all that bullshit.

"Anyway, as you can see, I'm used to hunting things," Scar told them, "so if you guys ever need someone to go along on patrol with you or whatever, just let me know." She didn't usually play well with others, but here she was trying.

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[info]fiery_petals
2010-01-22 06:22 am UTC (link)
Lily smiled slightly. Used to hunting things. She couldn't even begin to imagine what the woman's life must have been like prior to this. "We ... the people from my time. We were in a war," she offered. "Not quite the same thing, but ... the element of surprise danger was there," she continued with a faint smile.

Ashley grinned, nodding. "Sure. We should make up schedules or something," she mused. "Like, actually schedules instead of just randomly 'why yes, I am patrolling tonight' sort of deals. With like ... locations to look at."

Right, maybe she was putting too much thought into that, especially if other people were hunting, too.

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[info]everburn
2010-01-22 06:41 am UTC (link)
"Locations would be good," Scarlett agreed. "Help me get to know the area."

The redhead paused to think for a moment before asking, "Are the boys helping with this two, or is it strictly a Guardian thing?" If the witches were involved, it might be a good way to get to know Caleb, since she was supposed to protect him and all that.

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[info]her_ivory_tower
2010-01-22 06:46 am UTC (link)
"They're helping," Ashley assured her. "I don't exactly know the specifics of their patrolling rounds," nor did she actually know if Chase was actively prowling for escapees. "But ... yeah. They're doing things."

She looked thoughtful. "Maybe we can get together and plot something out. Or ...schedule some stuff through the journals. I mean, it seems silly to have us all out and ... bumping into each other. Spreading out covers more ground."

"I'd like to be close enough to the others that they could hear us calling for help," Lily replied, brows lifting slightly. It had been different in the Order; everyone understood patronuses there. Here, if someone saw a great silvery doe headed their way - aside from the wizards and witches here - they wouldn't know what to make of it.

Nor could they produce their own.

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[info]everburn
2010-01-23 09:36 pm UTC (link)
"I can make weapons," Scarlett offered, shrugging. "Show you guys how to use them maybe." It had been a while since she'd taught anyone anything, but desperate times and all that.

"Back home, it's pretty much all I did," she explained. "Creating weapons and perfecting their use. Wasn't much else to do on Mars, and we should probably get together--we being the Guardians--and figure out how to use our abilities together. More than one of us is way more powerful than one of us alone, yeah? Besides, the elements are meant to work with one another."

"I'm staying in one of those government houses with a guy who has the same kind of magic as you," she told Lily. "Maybe we can recruit him?" Vulture seemed like the type that would enjoy a fight.

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[info]her_ivory_tower
2010-01-23 09:52 pm UTC (link)
Weapons. It was kind of funny how things hadn't really had an impact until weapons were brought into the picture. Yes, she knew Corey walked the streets armed with everything but a small cannon (and even then she couldn't be sure, ha-ha), but she'd never handled a weapon bigger than a kitchen knife that she'd used against a melon. "I've just been using my power," Ashley admitted in a small voice.

"How do you ... I mean, what kind of weapons do you make? Guns and stuff or ... swords or something?"

Lily nodded slightly. "He's likely already out on his own. He's an Auror ... a ... well, I'm sure he's explained what he does - did - at home."

She smiled slightly and tipped her head. "But yes, we should get together ... the guardians ... and work on our powers together. Some of us ... did," she admitted. "A few weeks ago. We were playing around out in the field. Making shields and the like. Have you figured that out?"

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[info]everburn
2010-01-23 09:58 pm UTC (link)
"You'd be surprised how much damage you can do with a simple spear," she told Ashley, grinning at the thought of getting back into creating weapons again. "But I'm good with mechanics too if you want guns."

Glancing at Lily she looked confused for a moment. "Shields? We can do that? I haven't really had much practice to be honest--I'm used to fighting without it." That and she didn't want to become dependent on her power.

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[info]her_ivory_tower
2010-01-23 10:09 pm UTC (link)
Spears. Ashley giggled a little before she shook her head slightly. Oh, the images that raised. But why not? There were people here who fought with bows and arrows and swords, so why not add spears to the pile?

"I ..." don't really want anything, she thought before she shrugged. If they were making a group project of it ... "I guess we could try that. See ... what we work best with."

Lily smiled and nodded. Tucking her wand away, she took a few steps away from them before slipping off her gloves. "I think we'd have to actively maintain them, but ... yes," she said before she lifted her hands together and spread the fire out between them.

While she hadn't shown anyone else yet, she'd figured out how to detach from her hands and still have it be a shield ... and she did that now, just a bit smugly.

Stroking the air, she let the fire spread into a semi-circle around her. "Fire's probably not the more useful one, but it works well enough," she called over the sound of the fire as she peered over the flames toward the other two guardians.

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[info]everburn
2010-01-23 10:30 pm UTC (link)
"I get it," Scar assured Ashley. "This is your home, and you're not used to it being at war like this, but the fact is that you've got to arm yourself because these bad guys are very real and dangerous, and they won't hesitate to kill you." She honestly couldn't understand a world without weapons or an enemy, but she was trying her best.

"Wow!" she exclaimed, clearly impressed by Lily's ability. "Now you're just cheatin' since you already have a talent for magic," Scarlett teased, smirking.

"How does it work? How do you think it would work with wind?" the redhead asked.

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[info]fiery_petals
2010-01-23 10:34 pm UTC (link)
"I'm not sure how it would work with wind," Lily admitted as she slowly started to draw the fire back into her hands. This she didn't really get - how could she just ... absorb flame? Her own, at any rate - she had a burn on the side of her hand from an experiment with a candle that she'd lit with a match. Regular fire still burned, but not her own.

"But if River can make a net of electricity, then I'm sure you could ... condense the air enough to make a shield of it."

With the fire gone, she brushed her warm hands along her coat before slipping her gloves back on.

Ashley frowned a little at Scar's assessment. It had seemed vaguely patronizing to her, but she shrugged it off. Culture clash, maybe. Besides that, it was true enough. She wasn't used to having to fight things in the street.

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[info]everburn
2010-01-23 10:42 pm UTC (link)
The magic side of everything was all new to her, and she watched with great interest as the flames disappeared. "Can you do it with ice?" she asked Ashley, wondering what that would look like.

"I'll have to give it a shot some night when I'm not hunting demons," Scarlett said, smiling. "Probably find some place to try it tomorrow."

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[info]her_ivory_tower
2010-01-23 10:45 pm UTC (link)
Ashley nodded. Since there was no risk of igniting her gloves, she didn't take them off as she stood back and spread her hands and the ice between them.

"I haven't figured out how not to be holding it," she said as she glanced over to Lily who was still looking a little smug. "But there's this."

"More solid than mine," Lily offered. "Really, a better shield," she added with a slight grin. "I can try to teach you about detaching it."

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[info]everburn
2010-01-23 10:48 pm UTC (link)
"Wow," she said, laughing in amazement. "Seriously, this just blows my mind! What else do you think we can do with our abilities?" Scarlett asked, reaching out to touch the ice. "I mean, I know we have them for a good reason and everything--keep the boys in check or whatnot--but you have to admit this is fucking cool!"

And because of it, she was started to miss home a little less each day. Killing demons by night helped, sure, but knowing that she had a purpose and a reason to be there added to it.

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[info]her_ivory_tower
2010-01-23 10:53 pm UTC (link)
"Well, we can throw our power in ... like bolts, and stuff. There's the shields. I guess it'd probably vary a little by power. You can probably ... stir up gusts. Make hurricanes or something. Or blow our powers further," she speculated. "We can mess around with stuff when we all get together."

Grinning, she retracted the ice, pulling it back in and shivering a little. "It is pretty neat," Ashley admitted. Glancing over, she watched as Lily drew her wand back out, lighting it again so they could see what was nearby so they weren't surprised.

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[info]everburn
2010-01-23 11:02 pm UTC (link)
"We should totally get together and try this shit out sometime soon," Scarlett told them. "I should get going though since it's getting really late. I'll see you two around, right?"

She wasn't used to having friends, just allies, so it was strange for her to have people to meet up with and hang out. Even if it was to practice their super powers.

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[info]her_ivory_tower
2010-01-23 11:06 pm UTC (link)
"Sure, yeah. We'll be in touch. Probably a weekend or something, to work around work and school schedules," she said. She and Corey had school, and Lily had work, so there was definitely that to consider.

"It was good seeing you out though," Ashley said with a smile and a nod.

"Goodnight," Lily said quietly. Going in didn't sound like a bad idea though; she was certain Sev would appreciate her safe return.

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[info]everburn
2010-01-23 11:12 pm UTC (link)
"Be careful out there," Scarlett told them, smiling as she lifted the hatchet to rest it back on one of her shoulders casually as she walked away. Oddly enough, it had been good seeing them again. This place was making Scarlett social. People back home would not have believed it.

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